Victoria Macdonald , Health and Social Care Editor
Victoria Macdonald is Health and Social Care Editor at Channel 4 News.
Victoria Macdonald is an award-winning journalist, who has been covering health and social care issues for Channel 4 News since 1999.
She reports on changes in the NHS - the reforms and the politics - whether it is in hospitals or in the community or, indeed in Westminster.
She closely follows the care system and how it impacts on the elderly and those with disabilities as well as investigating issues, including mental health, HIV/Aids and TB, and child health.
Victoria is originally from New Zealand and worked for the Sunday Telegraph before joining Channel 4 News.
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Systemic failures in NHS care of Nottingham killer
A review into the NHS care of the triple-killer Valdo Calocane has detailed a series of systemic failures and errors in his treatment, admitting that the “system got it wrong”.
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‘Back to basics’ – NHS England given key priorities for year ahead
The NHS has been told to “get back to basics” and focus on cutting A&E and ambulance waiting times – under new guidance setting out the key priorities for England’s health service in the year ahead.
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Batten disease: Fears drug treatment may be withdrawn
The only drug that treats children with a rare degenerative disease called Batten disease could be withdrawn within the next few months if negotiations over its price fail.
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Unrelenting pressures on NHS lead to ‘hard to stomach’ corridor care
We filmed at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, where they were full in the emergency department, with three corridors being used and a fourth about to open.
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Labour row back on key hospitals pledge made by Conservatives
While the world was watching Donald Trump’s inauguration, the UK government took the opportunity to row back on a key health pledge made by the Conservatives.
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Patients dying in hospital corridors, damning report finds
More hospital beds were occupied last week than at any point so far this winter, according to new figures which show just how far the NHS in England continues to be under enormous pressure.
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Busiest year on record for NHS emergency services in England
NHS England figures today say it was the busiest year on record for emergency services.
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Man with autism get his ‘life back’ after years in unsuitable accommodation
He smiled and to our astonishment he had found his voice. He could talk. It was wonderful. He cried: “It is like I have my life back.” We cried.
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Revealed: The cycle of homelessness, hospital admission and discharge
Hospital bosses are desperate to free up beds, but some are occupied by homeless people, who can’t be discharged without somewhere safe to go.
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Health Secretary holds winter crisis talks with NHS leaders
NHS leaders have been ordered to prioritise patient safety ahead of a key A&E target as hospital beds in England near full capacity.
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Can Labour fix the NHS waiting list crisis?
When it comes to the NHS, the government has today pledged to meet the long-standing target of getting patients from GP referral to treatment in no more than 18 weeks for at least 92 per cent of non-urgent cases in England.
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Financial abuse leaves ‘nearly one million women in UK trapped’
The charity Surviving Economic Abuse says governments have failed to tackle a “hidden crisis”, leaving survivors unable to flee or rebuild their lives.
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Landmark mental health act reform set for second reading
Long-awaited reforms to the 40-year-old Mental Health Act moved a step closer to becoming law today with their second reading in the House of Lords.
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UK government orders review into NHS use of Physician Associates
The Government has ordered a review into the use of Physician and Anaesthesia Associates amidst an increasingly toxic row within the NHS.
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NHS reform: Failing hospitals to be named and shamed
Wes Streeting has been talking today about his plans for the NHS, including a league table which will name and shame failing trusts – so how did that go down?
